Leiognathidae, T.N.Gill, 1893

LARSON, HELEN K., WILLIAMS, REX S. & HAMMER, MICHAEL P., 2013, <strong> An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia </ strong>, Zootaxa 3696 (1), pp. 1-293 : 126-129

Leiognathidae

(ponyfishes)

Aurigequula fasciatus ( Lacepède, 1803) Threadfin Ponyfish Clupea fasciata Lacepède, 1803: 460 , 463 ( Mauritius). Equula serrulifera — Zietz 1891: 2 (Northern Territory). Equula fasciata —Munro 1958: 135 (NT). Leiognathus fasciatus — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 340 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Blaber et al. 1992: 8 (Groote

Eylandt); Larson and Williams 1997: 359 (Darwin); Hoese et al. 2006: 1180 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N

coast). Leiognathus fasciata — Jones 1985: 589 (Darwin); Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea).

Aurigequula longispinus (Valenciennes, 1835)

Longspine Ponyfish

Equula longispinus Valenciennes , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1835: 94 (Waigeo).

Equula smithursti Ramsay and Ogilby 1886b: 11 (Hood Lagoon, Papua New Guinea).

Leiognathus smithursti — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 340 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Jones 1985: 599 (Arafura Sea); Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea).

Leiognathus longispinus — Hoese et al. 2006: 1181 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast) .

SE of Cape Shield (AMS material).

Equulites elongatus ( Günther, 1874)

Elongate Ponyfish

Equula elongata Günther, 1874: 369 (North Celebes).

Leiognathus elongatus — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 340 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Jones 1985: 584 (Timor Sea); Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea); Ramm 1997: 17 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E); Hoese et al. 2006: 1179 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

? Leiognathus stercorarius — Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea).

The two small specimens, not in best condition, listed as L. stercorarius by Russell and Houston (1986) possibly belong to this species.

Equulites leuciscus ( Günther, 1860)

Whipfin Ponyfish

Equula leuciscus Günther, 1860: 503 (Amboina) .

Leiognathus leuciscus — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 340 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Jones 1985: 592 (Arafura Sea, NT); Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea); Larson 1992: 9 (off Bing Bong Creek); Hoese et al. 2006: 1180 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Leiognathus leucuscus [sic]— Ramm 1997: 17 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E).

SE of Sandy Island, Gulf of Carpentaria (AMS material).

Equulites mortoniensis Ogilby, 1912

Zigzag Ponyfish

Leiognathus moretoniensis Ogilby, 1912: 59 (Moreton Bay, Qld).— Paradice and Whitley 1927: 84 (Pellew Islands); Sainsbury et al. 1984: 340 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea); Larson 1992: 9 (off Bing Bong Creek); Larson and Williams 1997: 359 (off Talc Head); Woodland et al. 2001: 2812 (across northern Australia … into Arafura Sea); Hoese et al. 2006: 1181 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Equulites moretoniensis — Whitley 1932c: 108 (Port Darwin; Pellew Islands). SE of Sandy Island, Gulf of Carpentaria (AMS material).

Eubleekeria splendens (Cuvier, 1829)

Blacktip Ponyfish

Equula splendens Cuvier , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829b: 212 (Vizagapatam).

Leiognathus splendens — Paradice and Whitley 1927: 84 (Pellew Islands; Darwin); Taylor 1964: 217 (Little Lagoon, Groote Eylandt; Port Langdon; Port Bradshaw); Sainsbury et al. 1984: 340 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea); Blaber et al. 1992: 8 (Groote Eylandt); Larson 1992: 9 (off Bing Bong Creek); Larson and Williams 1997: 359 (Cullen Beach); Hoese et al. 2006: 1181 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Gazza dentex (Valenciennes, 1835)

Ovoid Ponyfish

Equula dentex Valenciennes , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1835: 91 ( Mauritius; Seychelles; Pondicherry; Ambon; Vanikoro).

Gazza minuta — Blaber et al. 1992: 8 (Groote Eylandt); Yamashita et al. 1998: 273 (Northern Territory); Woodland et al. 2001: 2799 (northern Australia and map).

Gazza dentex — Hoese et al. 2006: 1177 (NT; N coast; Sir Edward Pellew Group).

Gazza minuta ( Bloch, 1795) Toothed Ponyfish Scomber minutus Bloch, 1795: 110 (Malabar, India). Gazza equuliformis — Paradice and Whitley 1927: 84 (Pellew Islands). Gazza minuta — Taylor 1964: 216 (Little Lagoon, Groote Eylandt; Port Bradshaw); Sainsbury et al. 1984: 340

(Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Blaber et al. 1992: 8 (Groote Eylandt); Larson 1992: 9 (Bing Bong

Creek; Home Creek); Yamashita et al. 1998: 277 (Northern Territory); Woodland et al. 2001: 2799 (northern Australia and map); Hoese et al. 2006: 1177 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

SE of Sandy Island, Gulf of Carpentaria (AMS material).

Gazza rhombea Kimura, Yamashita and Iwatsuki, 2000

Rhomboid Ponyfish

Gazza rhombea Kimura, Yamashita and Iwatsuki, 2000: 2 (Funauki Bay, Iriomote Island, Okinawa, Japan. Non-type specimens in Kimura et al. (2000) from Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory.

Leiognathus equulus ( Forsskål, 1775) Common Ponyfish Equula equula Forsskål, 1775: 75 (Red Sea). Equula edentula — Castelnau 1873: 854 (Port Darwin). Leiognathus equula — McCulloch 1929: 211 (Northern Territory); Larson and Williams 1997: 359 (Mindil Beach). Leiognathus equulus — Taylor 1964: 214–215 (Little Lagoon, Groote Eylandt; Port Langdon; Port Bradshaw);

Sainsbury et al. 1984: 340 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Davis and May 1989: 159 (East Alligator

River mouth); Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea); Blaber et al. 1992: 8 (Groote Eylandt); Larson

1997: 33 (off Pocock’s Beach); Larson 1999c: 28 (Kakadu); Larson 1999b: 35 (Kakadu); Larson 2000: 43

(Kakadu); Larson 2002: 35 (Middle Beach); Hoese et al. 2006: 1179 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Pellew Islands; Drimmie Arm, Gove (AMS material). Gerres sp. — Midgley 1973: appendix B (Cannon Hill Lagoon).

Leiognathus sp. Vermiculated Ponyfish Leiognathus sp. — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 340 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Jones 1985: 604 (Arafura Sea, NT);

Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea); Larson and Williams 1997: 358 (Fannie Bay, Darwin Harbour).

? Leiognathus sp.1 — Davis and May 1989: 159 (East Alligator River mouth).

Leiognathus sp. 2 — Woodland et al. 2001: 2823 (continental shelf of northern Australia; map).

Nuchequula gerreoides (Bleeker, 1851)

Ornate Ponyfish

Equula gerreoides Bleeker, 1851d: 371 (Jakarta, Java).

Leiognathus decorus — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 340 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Jones 1985: 581 (Arafura Sea, NT; Groote Eylandt, Darwin etc); Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea); Blaber et al. 1992: 8 (Groote Eylandt); Larson 1992: 9 (off Bing Bong Creek); Larson 1996: 10 (Roper River; off Nayarnpi Creek; Towns River); Larson and Williams 1997: 359 (Buffalo Creek area; Cullen Beach); Larson 1999c: 28 (off West Alligator Head); Larson 2000: 43 (Kakadu); Hoese et al. 2006: 1179 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Nuchequula gerreoides — Kimura et al. 2008: 33 (Arnhem Bay; Melville Bay).

Nuchequula glenysae Kimura, Kimura and Ikejima, 2008

Twoblotch Ponyfish

Leiognathus blochii —Gloerfeldt-Tarp and Kailola 1984: 333 (14° 20'S 136° 10'E); Sainsbury et al. 1984: 340 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea); Woodland et al. 2001: 2803 (northern Australia from Broome to Cape York); Hoese et al. 2006: 1179 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Nuchequula glenysae Kimura, Kimura and Ikejima, 2008: 36 (east of Wellesley Island , Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland).

Paratypes from Arnhem Bay ; Tasman Point, Groote Eylandt.

Also from Liverpool River mouth, Maningrida.

Photopectoralis aureus Abe and Haneda, 1972

Golden Ponyfish

Leiognathus aureus Abe and Haneda, 1972: 3–5 ( Ambon) .— Sainsbury et al. 1984: 340 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Jones 1985: 573 (Wessel Islands and northwest shelf); Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea); Larson 1996: 10 (Towns River); Woodland et al. 2001: 2800 (Arafura Sea area); Hoese et al. 2006: 1178 (NT; N coast, Wessel Island).

Photopectoralis bindus (Valenciennes, 1835)

Orangefin Ponyfish

Equula bindus Valenciennes , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1835: 78 (Java).

Leiognathus bindus — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 340 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Jones 1985: 576 (Arafura Sea, Melville Bay, NT); Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea); Larson and Williams 1997: 359 (East Arm boat ramp reef); Hoese et al. 2006: 1178 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Leiognathus brevirostris — Davis 1988: 164 (upstream Buffalo Creek).

Liverpool River mouth, Maningrida.

Secutor insidiator ( Bloch, 1787) Pugnose Ponyfish Zeus insidiator Bloch, 1787: 41–42 (Suratte, India). Secutor insidiator — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 340 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Jones 1985: 608 (Arafura Sea);

Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea); Larson and Williams 1997: 359 (Woods Inlet); Hoese et al.

2006: 1182 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast) .

E of Cape Grey; SE of Sandy Island, Gulf of Carpentaria ( AMS material) .

Secutor interruptus (Valenciennes, 1835)

Deep Pugnose Ponyfish

Equula interrupta Valenciennes , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1835: 102 ( Pondicherry).— Günther 1860: 504 (Port Essington). Leiognathus ruconius — Taylor 1964: 217 (Thompson Bay, Port Langdon).

Secutor ruconius — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 340 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Jones 1985: 611 (NT); Russell and Houston 1989: 82 (Arafura Sea); Larson 1996: 11 (Roper River area); Larson and Williams 1997: 359 (Buffalo Creek area); Larson 1997: 33 (off Pocock’s Beach); Larson 1999b: 35 (Kakadu); Larson 2000: 43 (Kakadu); Woodland et al. 2001: 2822 (northern Australia; map); Larson 2002: 35 (West Alligator River).

Secutor interruptus — Hoese et al. 2006: 1182 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria). Liverpool River mouth, Maningrida .

Secutor megalolepis Mochizuki and Hayashi, 1989

Bigscale Ponyfish

Secutor megalolepis Mochizuki and Hayashi, 1989: 86 (Songkhla, Thailand).

Four lots from Raft Point, Bynoe Harbour; Grose Island, Waters Point, Port Patterson.

New record for the NT (NTM S.16131-024, S.16120-010, S.16119-017, S.16152-002).